Animal Traits Quiz

How can you tell if an adult animal and a baby animal are parent and offspring?

• They look similar.

• They are the same size.

• They are different colors.

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Who do children inherit traits from?

• mother only

• father only

• both parents

• neither parent

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How a person looks and acts are their _______________.

• traits

• habits

• skills

• hobbies

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Which is not an inherited trait?

• color of fur

• height

• speaking a language

• eye color

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A group of kittens have the same parents. What is one way that the kittens can be different from each other and their parents?

• They can have different kinds of ears.

• They will not eat the same kind of food.

• They can be different colors.

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Heredity is the passing on of traits from an organism’s ________________.

• parents

• offspring

• environment

• habitat

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In many ways, young animals are a lot like _____________.

• their mother

• both their mother and their father

• their father

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The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of ________________ traits.

• inherited

• learned

• acquired

• environmental

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Which is an example of a learned trait?

• roller-skating

• hair color

• eye color

• plant shape

Which of these is an inherited trait? Select all that apply.

• feather color

• height

• playing piano

• eye color

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